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Robot Wars

  • TV Series
  • 1998–2018
  • TV-PG
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.3K
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Robot Wars (1998)
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Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.

  • Stars
    • Jonathan Pearce
    • Noel Sharkey
    • Stuart McDonald
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.3K
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    • Stars
      • Jonathan Pearce
      • Noel Sharkey
      • Stuart McDonald
    • 17User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 nominations total

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    Jonathan Pearce
    Jonathan Pearce
    • Self - Commentator
    • 1998–2018
    Noel Sharkey
    • Self - Judge
    • 1998–2018
    Stuart McDonald
    Stuart McDonald
    • Self - Announcer
    • 1998–2004
    Craig Charles
    Craig Charles
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1998–2004
    Martin Smith
    • Self - Judge
    • 1999–2004
    Philippa Forrester
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1998–2003
    Martin Smith
    • Self - Judge
    • 1999–2001
    Mat Irvine
    • Self - Judge
    • 2002–2004
    Adam Harper
    • Self - Judge
    • 1998–2000
    Myra Wilson
    • Self - Judge
    • 2000–2002
    Julia Reed
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2000–2001
    Dara Ó Briain
    Dara Ó Briain
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2016–2018
    Jayne Middlemiss
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2003–2004
    Angela Scanlon
    Angela Scanlon
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2016–2018
    Lucy Rogers
    • Self - Judge
    • 2016–2018
    Sethu Vijayakumar
    • Self - Judge
    • 2016–2018
    Eric Dickinson
    • Self - Judge
    • 1998–1999
    Billy Kirkwood
    • Self - Arena Host
    • 2016–2018
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    8Alking007

    Nod bad show

    If your into technology this just show for you if not big fan of tech this still interesting show to watch.
    Blueghost

    I was at the original Robot Wars at Fort Mason San Francisco

    This show angered me from the start, and the only reason I'm coming out of retirement to review this thing was because it took an all inclusive event started by an ILM employee, and turned it into this faux kid friendly event, complete with three or four supermassive "arena bots" that you could never beat because of the restrictions on design parameters.

    I was at the 1995 Robot Wars, I was also at the 1997 Robot Wars where Bio Hazard took out everyone, even the much feared La Machine. I remember Joel Hodgson from Mystery Science Theatre 3000 as the Master of Ceremonies, being freaked out by the 300 pound Snake-bot build by the guy who had built "the Master" the previous two years. I remember Joel Hodgson taking a dollar from the guy sitting next to me and trying to auction it off to the audience during down time between matches. I remember San Francisco's fire inspector looking none-too happy as he quite literally was inspecting the place (at some point it was SRO). None of the energy, none of the excitement, none of the engineering creativity that was at Fort Mason San Francisco from 1995 to 1997 was in this TV show. It simply wasn't.

    What this TV show had was "Dave Lister" popping off smiles and kid friendly witticisms in a venue that was so restrictive as to be obnoxious. You had no chance of taking on the in show arena bots, even though that was part of the challenge. And you couldn't use any of the more effective techniques that were developed by the Fort Mason participants.

    I'm sorry the creator of the event lost creative control. I'm sorry his idea got sold to some outfit in the UK that did a half baked high-restrictive version of the San Francisco competition. I'm sorry all that creative Bay Area and American energy got truncated in what seems like a revenge plot for the Revolutionary War. And, worse yet, I'm sorry the show got revitalized last year much to the chagrin of all.

    If you see blurays or DVDs of this thing for sale, pass them up, and check out the American Robot Wars videos on YouTube.

    Avoid this trash.
    10alexfinlayson-80821

    Astonishing!

    When I was about 5 or 6 my dad told me about a TV show he'd seen that he thought I might enjoy. So we sat down to watch Robot Wars; it was love at first sight and it's remained my favorite TV show ever since.

    The show presents some amazingly designed machines and we get to see them all destroy each other in some truly spectacular battles. In addition to the contestant robots, there are also the legendary house robots. All Hail Sir Killalot!

    I was absolutely gutted when Robot Wars was taken off the air but those 12 years were worth the wait to see the brand new series.

    It was quite different to the original series but I don't think that was necessarily a bad thing. It would definitely have not been the same without the watchful eye of judge Noel Sharkey or the enthusiastic commentary of Jonathan Pearce. If you have an interest in engineering, then Robot Wars is definitely a show you would enjoy.

    Sadly this programme has once again been pulled from our screens but we can only hope that it'll return again one day......
    6bblboy54

    Too much "candy" taking away from the real fun

    Robot Wars (2016) has a lot of potential but the biggest problem is they fill the arena with entirely too much extra stuff with, what I assume is, the intent of making things more dramatic. The problem is that this show is about a battle between two robots and some hazards are desired but when the arena has as many as this one has it really takes away from the actual function of the robots themselves and it forces the robots to not have room to get away and use strategy. I'm also not a fan of the constant replays and edited battles.... The cameras simply don't follow the action the way they should and this also takes away from the actual battle going on.
    9RyanZlatniski

    My Childhood!

    I loved this show so much as a kid! The robots were super creative and the commentary made this feel like a big deal! Always rooted for Wheely Big Cheese, didn't win too often, but when he did I was hyped! The house robots were also so much fun. Dead Metal was always a beast. It was kinda hard to find when I was a kid. I live in the US, so it would always just come on whenever. There were always robots I rooted against. Could never stand Chaos II. Don't get me wrong it was an amazingly build machine, just seemed like it always would win. Gotta root for the underdog. We need more competition shows like this in modern television. Just fun.

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    • Trivia
      Although it is no longer televised, it is a live show you can go and watch and features many robots from the series such as Thor and Iron Awe.
    • Connections
      Featured in Spaced: Mettle (2001)

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    • Release date
      • January 2, 1998 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • Channel 5 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 超暴力激鬥
    • Filming locations
      • RAF Newton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Mentorn
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      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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